Presented by:Marguerite RozaDirector, Edunomics LabAssociate Research Professor, Georgetown Universitymr1170@georgetown.edu

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⇒ Over next decade, costs will likely escalate faster than revenue.

⇒ We haven’t yet asked this system to work on getting the most bang for the buck. The result: Poor relationship between spending and outcomes.

⇒ Some schools are already more “productive” than others. (And two schools can spend the same money in the same way and get different results.)

⇒ Some productivity improvements can come from using labor differently (if schools are bought into the redesign).

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⇒ Over next decade, costs will likely escalate faster than revenue.

⇒ We haven’t yet asked this system to work on getting the most bang for the buck. The result: Poor relationship between spending and outcomes.

⇒ Some schools are already more “productive” than others. (And two schools can spend the same money in the same way and get different results.)

⇒ Some productivity improvements can come from using labor differently (if schools are bought into the redesign).

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For information on this analysis, please contact Marguerite Roza, MR1170@georgetown.edu

Elementary

Existing class size 21.6

Current average teacher salary $50,620

Bonus per teacher per additional student $2,926

Bonus per teacher for taking 3 additional students $8,778

Financial models show staffing innovations that expand “reach” have productivity implications.

E.g. High performing teachers could earn sizable bonuses for taking on 3 more students, by reallocating the savings.

Analysis by Suzanne Simburg on Cypress-Fairbanks district in TX.

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1. Build information systems that districts and schools can use to fuel productivity gains

2. Prioritize funding flexibility so that districts and schools are free to pursue productivity improvements

3. Harness lower cost/ higher reach SEA levers to affect schools/districts

4. Use state leverage to tackle long term cost obligations

Integrate student outcomes and spending, by district and by school. Enable search-ability and filtering for comparisons among like schools.

Use the system to make sure productivity becomes part of everyone’s conversation on school improvement:Benchmarking- Schools/communities measuring their progress relative to peers.Discovery- leaders searching for better practices amidst cost constraints. Management- District leaders managing their schools, and allocating funds sustainably. Principals in questioning district spending choices on their behalf

Focus attention throughout the system on productivity through training or awards.

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Structure state allocations to follow students, not processes, or purchased inputs. Eliminate targeted funds for salaries, class sizes, programs, reimbursements, etc. Allocate a fixed amount of funds per student type with greater amounts for higher student needs.

Remove state regulations that inhibit resource decisions, such as staffing requirements, schedule prescriptions, etc.

Where not possible, institute a waiver mechanism

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What share of state/local allocations follows students?

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Compute cost per student of all SEA support/intervention strategies

Leverage licensing authority• Pull certifications for lowest performers• Raise training requirements for certification (or

recertification) to cover new PD priorities (common core, SEL, financial training, etc.)

Make online training modules available for free. (Districts can require new hires, promoted staff, etc. to have completed the training.)

Leverage tools/ data systems

Require financial training for school board members or district leaders.

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Cost of paying for 20 hours of training: Per teacher: $1,373 Total for all teachers in Florida: $256 million

Cost to district of requiring all new hires to have received online training before hire (or that online training required for step raises):

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Cost to district of state certification requirements that all recertified teachers have done the online training:

$0

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1. Build information systems that districts and schools can use to fuel productivity gains

2. Prioritize funding flexibility so that districts and schools are free to pursue productivity improvements

3. Harness lower cost/ higher reach SEA levers to affect schools/districts

4. Use state leverage to tackle long term cost obligations

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